Lietuvos Rytas signs Drew Gordon to a 1+1 deal

On Tuesday morning Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius announced the addition of forward Drew Gordon to the team for the next season, with an option for another one. Gordon (2.05 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Champagne Chalons-Reims of France, where last season he averaged 14.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30 games. Gordon also played with Partizan Belgrade in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and also has some 7DAYS EuroCup experience, as in 2013-14 he played with two teams, Banvit Bandirma and Dinamo Sassari. After those years in Europe, Gordon managed to land a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, but he ended the season with the Delaware 87ers of the D-League before returning to Europe.